Investigators from University of Parma Target Flood Risk Management (Quantitative Flood Hazard Assessment Methods: a Review): Risk Management – Flood Risk Management

2022 NOV 10 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- Data detailed on Risk Management - Flood Risk Management have been presented. According to news reporting from Parma, Italy, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, “Flood hazard assessment is a fundamental step in flood risk mapping. Quantitative assessment requires hydrodynamic modelling of the flooding process in order to calculate the spatial distribution of suitable flood hazard indicators representative of flooding intensity and frequency, hence its potential to result in harm.”

Financial support for this research came from Ministry of Education, Universities and Research (MIUR).

The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from the University of Parma, “Flood hazard indicators are usually defined by combining relevant flooding parameters, mainly flood depth and flow velocity, but also flooding arrival time, flooding duration, sediment or contamination load, and so forth. A flood hazard classification is commonly introduced to assign a hazard level to areas potentially subject to flooding. This article presents a systematic review of quantitative methods proposed in the scientific literature or prescribed by government authorities to assess the hazard associated with natural or anthropic flooding. Flood hazard classification methods are listed and compared by specifying their underlying approach (heuristic, conceptual, empirical), the exposed element which they were designed for (people, buildings, vehicles, etc.), and their fields of application (river overflow, dam-break, levee breach, debris flow). Perspectives and future challenges in quantitative flood hazard analysis are also discussed.”

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “This review aims to help modellers and practitioners to select the most suitable flood hazard assessment method for the case study of interest.”

For more information on this research see: Quantitative Flood Hazard Assessment Methods: a Review. Journal of Flood Risk Management, 2022. Journal of Flood Risk Management can be contacted at: Wiley, 111 River St, Hoboken 07030-5774, NJ, USA. (Wiley-Blackwell - http://www.wiley.com/; Journal of Flood Risk Management - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1753-318X)

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Andrea Maranzoni, University of Parma, Dept. of Engineering and Architecture, Parco Area Sci 181-A, I-43124 Parma, Italy. Additional authors for this research include Marco D’Oria and Carmine Rizzo.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1111/jfr3.12855. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

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